4 Now Yerushalem (Jerusalem) covered a large area but not many people had returned to live there yet, and the houses hadn’t yet been rebuilt.

5 So God gave me the idea of gathering the leaders and the people grouped by their ancestors. I found the register of those who’d returned from exile to Yerushalem, with this written in it:

6 “These are the descendants of the people exiled by the Babylonian King Nevukadnetsar (Nebuchadnezzar) , who returned to Yehudah (Judah) and to Yerushalem—each family returning to their own ancestral town. 7 Their leaders were Zerubavel, Yeshua, Nehemyah (Nehemiah), Azaryah, Ra’amyah, Nahamani, Mordekai, Bilshan, Misperet, Bigvay, Nehum, and Ba’anah.

The number of Israeli men:

• 8 2,172 descendants of Par’osh,
• 9 372 descendants of Shefatyah,
• 10 652 descendants of Arah,
• 11 2,818 descendants of Pahat-Moav (descendants of Yeshua and Yoav (Joab)),
• 12 1,254 descendants of Eylam,
• 13 845 descendants of Zatu,
• 14 760 descendants of Zakay,
• 15 648 descendants of Binuy,
• 16 628 descendants of Bevay,
• 17 2,322 descendants of Azgad,
• 18 667 descendants of Adonikam,
• 19 2,067 descendants of Bigvay,
• 20 655 descendants of Adin,
• 21 98 descendants of Ater (from Hizkiyah (Hezekiah)),
• 22 328 descendants of Hashum,
• 23 324 descendants of Betsay,
• 24 112 descendants of Harif,
• 25 and 95 descendants of Giveon.

26 Other men from these towns:

• 188 from Beyt-Lehem (Bethlehem) and Netofah,
• 27 128 from Anatot,
• 28 42 from Beyt-Azmavet,
• 29 743 from Kiryat-Yearim, Kefirah, and Be’erot,
• 30 621 from Ramah and Geva,
• 31 122 from Mikmas,
• 32 123 from Beyt-El (Bethel) and Ay,
• 33 52 from Nevo,
• 34 1,254 descendants of the other Eylam,
• 35 320 descendants of Harim,
• 36 345 descendants of Yeriho (Jericho),
• 37 721 descendants of Lod, Hadid, and Ono,
• 38 and 3,930 descendants of Sena’ah.

39 The priests who returned:

• 973 descendants of Yedayah (a descendant of Yeshua),
• 40 1,052 descendants of Imer,
• 41 1,247 descendants of Pashhur,
• 42 and 1,017 descendants of Harim.

43 The Levites who returned:

• 74 descendants of Yeshua and Kadmiel (descendants of Hodevah).

44 The singers:

• 148 descendants of Asaf.

45 The gatekeepers:

• 138 descendants of Shalum, Ater, Talmon, Akuv, Hatita, and Shovay.

46 The temple servants:

• the descendants of Tsiha, Hasufa, and Tabaeot,
• 47 the descendants of Keyros, Siea, and Padon,
• 48 the descendants of Levana, Hagava, and Shalmay,
• 49 the descendants of Hanan, Gidel, and Gahar,
• 50 the descendants of Reayah, Retsin, and Nekoda,
• 51 the descendants of Gazam, Uza, and Paseah,
• 52 the descendants of Besay, Meunim, and Nefisim,
• 53 the descendants of Bakbuk, Hakufa, and Harhur,
• 54 the descendants of Batslut, Mehida, and Harsha,
• 55 the descendants of Barkos, Sisera, and Temah,
• 56 and the descendants of Netsiah and Hatifa.

57 The descendants of Shelomoh’s (Solomon’s) servants who returned:

• the descendants of Sotay, Soferet, and Perida.
• 58 the descendants of Ya’ala, Darkon, and Gidel,
• 59 and the descendants of Shefatyah, Hatil, Pokeret-Hatsvayim, and Amon.

60 Altogether, there were 392 descendants of the temple workers and conscripted labourers.

61 There were also some who returned from Tel-Melah, Tel-Harsha, Keruv, Adan, and Imer, even though they couldn’t prove who their ancestors were, or even that they were descendants of Israelis:

62 There were also 642 descendants of Delayah, Toviyah, and Nekoda, 63 plus some priests:

• the descendants of Havayah, Hakots, and Barzilay. (Barzilay had married a descendant of a man named Barzilay from Gilead, and had taken his wife’s family name.)

64 They had search the genealogical records for their family histories, but didn’t find them, so they were ineligible to serve as priests. 65 The governor had disallowed them from eating the priests’ food until a recognised priest could consult the Urim and Tumim.[ref]

66 Altogether, 42,360 people returned to Yehudah (Judah), 67 not counting their 7,337 male and female servants, and 245 male and female singers. 68 They had 736 horses, 245 mules, 69 435 camels, and 6,720 donkeys. 70 Some of the leaders of the ancestral clans gave to the work. The governor donated eight kilograms of gold, 50 bowls, and 530 robes for the priests, 71 and some of the leaders donated 150 kilograms of gold and 1,500 kilograms of silver. 72 The rest of the people donated 150 kilograms of gold, 1,300 kilograms of silver, and 67 robes for the priests.

73 So the priests and the Levites, the gatekeepers and the singers, the temple workers and the rest of the Israelis, all settled in their various ancestral cities.[ref]

2 Out of the captives that Babylonian King Nevukadnetsar (Nebuchadnezzar) had brought as slaves to Bavel (Babylon), these are their descendants who returned to Yerushalem (Jerusalem) in Yehudah (Judah)—each person returning to their own ancestral town. 2 The ones who went with Zerubavel were: Yeshua, Nehemyah (Nehemiah), Serayah, Re’elayah, Mordekai, Bilshan, Mispar, Bigvay, Rehum, and Ba’anah.

Their numbers were:

• 3 2,172 descendants of Par’osh,
• 4 372 descendants of Shefatyah,
• 5 775 descendants of Arah,
• 6 2,812 descendants of Pahat-Moav, from the families of Yeshua and Yoav (Joab),
• 7 1,254 descendants of Eylam,
• 8 945 descendants of Zatu,
• 9 760 descendants of Zakay,
• 10 642 descendants of Bani,
• 11 623 descendants of Bevay,
• 12 1,222 descendants of Azgad,
• 13 666 descendants of Adonikam,
• 14 2,056 descendants of Bigvay,
• 15 454 descendants of Adin,
• 16 98 descendants of Ater, who descended from Hizkiyah (Hezekiah),
• 17 323 descendants of Betsay,
• 18 112 descendants of Yorah,
• 19 223 descendants of Hashum,
• 20 95 descendants of Givar.

21 And from these towns:

• 123 from Beyt-Lehem (Bethlehem),
• 22 56 from Netofah,
• 23 128 from Anatot,
• 24 42 from Azmavet,
• 25 743 from Kiryat-Yearim, Kefirah, and Be’erot,
• 26 621 from Ramah and Geva,
• 27 122 from Mikmas,
• 28 223 from Beyt-El (Bethel) and Ay,
• 29 52 from Nevo,
• 30 156 from Magbish,
• 31 1,254 from the other Eylam,
• 32 320 from Harim,
• 33 725 from Lod, Hadid, and Ono,
• 34 345 from Yeriho (Jericho),
• 35 3,630 from Sena’ah.

36 The priests who returned:

• 973 descendants of Yedayah (descendants of Yeshua),
• 37 1,052 descendants of Imer,
• 38 1,247 descendants of Pashhur,
• 39 1,017 descendants of Harim.

40 The Levites who returned:

• 74 descendants of Yeshua and Kadmiel, who were from the family of Hodavyah,
• 41 128 musicians who were descendants of Asaf,
• 42 139 gatekeepers who were descendants of the gatekeepers Shalum, Ater, Talmon, Akuv, Hatita, and Shovay,

43 The temple servants who returned:

• The descendants of Tsiha, Hasufa, and Tabaeot,
• 44 the descendants of Keyros, Siea, and Padon,
• 45 the descendants of Levana, Hagava, and Akuv,
• 46 the descendants of Hagav, Shalmay, and Hanan,
• 47 the descendants of Gidel, Gahar, and Reayah,
• 48 the descendants of Retsin, Nekoda, and Gazam,
• 49 the descendants of Uza, Paseah, and Besay,
• 50 the descendants of Asnah, Meunim, and Nefushesim,
• 51 the descendants of Bakbuk, Hakufa, and Harhur,
• 52 the descendants of Batslut, Mehida, and Harsha,
• 53 the descendants of Barkos, Sisera, and Temah,
• 54 and the descendants of Netsiah and Hatifa.

55 The descendants of Shelomoh’s (Solomon’s) servants who returned:

• the descendants Sotay, Soferet, Peruda,
• 56 the descendants of Ya’alah, Darkon, and Gidel,
• 57 the descendants of Shefatyah, Hatil, Pokeret Tsevayim, and Ami.

58 Altogether there were 392 descendants of temple workers and Shelomoh’s servants who returned.

59 Another group went from the towns of Tel-Melah, Tel-Harsha, Keruv, Adan, and Imer, but they didn’t know their ancestry from before they were taken as captives.

60 There were 652 people who were descendants of Delayah, Toviyah, and Nekoda, 61 and from the sons of the priests: the descendants of Havayah; the descendants of Hakots; and the descendants of Barzilay, who took a wife from the daughters of Barzilay the Giladi, so he was called by their name. 62 They had searched for their records among the genealogies, but couldn’t find their families listed, so they were disqualified to serve as priests. 63 Also the governor told them that they mustn’t eat any of the holiest food until a priest could use the Urim and Tumim to determine their status.[ref]

64 Altogether in this group, 42,360 people returned to Yehudah (Judah). 65 not counting their 7,337 male and female servants, plus 200 male and female musicians. 66 They also took 736 horses and 245 mules, 67 435 camels and 6,720 donkeys.

68 When some of the heads of families got to Yahweh’s temple in Yerushalem (Jerusalem), they freely donated so that it could be rebuilt. 69 They each donated to the treasury according to their individual resources—a total of sixty-one thousand gold coins, five thousand silver bars, and a hundred sets of clothing for the priests.

70 So the priests and the Levites, and some of the people, and the singers, and the gatekeepers and the temple servants returned to live in their ancestral cities, and so all the Israeli cities had returnees living in them.[ref]